Chapter 752

If, before that, everyone in Manchester City had enough psychological preparation for the lofty status of alpine, then the first core high-level meeting of the new season, through Mansour's video and Mubarak's approval, completely established Alpine's absolute authority in the team.

Manchester City's astonishing investment of more than 400 million euros this season is entirely to carry out an unprecedented experiment for the high cold.

If this experiment is successful, the status of Alpine sports in Europe and even in the world football will undoubtedly go further, until it becomes a God.

Because looking at more than 100 years of European football history, there has never been such an experiment.

At that time, half of the success of Chelsea, but suddenly died in the middle of the road, and at that time, the head coach of Chelsea was also very cold.

After the first core high-level meeting, led by Gao Han, general manager Paul futley, chief assistant coach Brian Kidd, youth training director Rudolf Borelli, and scout department director David Harrison held a technical department seminar in the same conference room.

This is also the initiative of Alpine.

As a head coach, he needs to let all assistants and subordinates understand his own ideas and ideas and understand his tactical intentions from the beginning.

Everyone knows he's going to try, but how? In which direction? To what extent?

These are all problems, which need to be confirmed by the high cold.

The first problem is that many people have reservations about Gao's decision to implement three backs, especially England coach Brian Kidd, who thinks it is difficult for three backs to succeed in the Premier League.

"The pattern of the Premier League is quite different from that of the Bundesliga, Serie A and La Liga. It is very fast, has strong impact, and the rhythm changes are particularly obvious, especially on the flank. Now every Premier League team has its own unique skills on the flank. How can we defend the flank when we play with three defenders, especially when there are no conventional defensive players?"

Brian Kidd seems to have some more meaning. When he talks about it, he keeps looking at Gao Han, as if he is looking at Gao Han's face, for fear that his public refutation will annoy the super coach of European football.

Gao Han noticed his eyes and said with a smile, "it's OK, Brian. As a team, I said, we have a meeting to discuss and speak freely now. Even if you point to my nose and scold in front of everyone, as long as you have something to say, I will accept it."

Paul futre was also very clear about the cold temper, nodded and said: "I can testify to this. You can scold him, and I'll take care of it when something happens."

This immediately made everyone in the meeting room burst into laughter.

The advantage of having an acquaintance is here. If only one person is talking about it, others will still have doubts. But when Paul futley comes forward to say this, everyone will believe it.

"I have been coaching in the top league since the 1980s. I have witnessed the technical and tactical changes in the English league. In fact, as early as the 1980s and 1990s, many famous coaches have been trying and innovating bravely. Many people have used the three back system, but it has not been popular in the Premier League. This is not without reasons."

As a veteran of the Premier League, Brian Kidd is very familiar with the Premier League and is particularly interested in the cold. He nodded and said, "please tell me more about it, Brian."

Blaine Kidd thought about it. "It should be clear to all of us that when Arsene took over Arsenal, many people mentioned the five old defenders, who were left behind from the period of George Graham. They played fierce football and won the league title in 1988-89

At this point, Brian Kidd stopped to sort out his thoughts.

"I still remember clearly that in the last round of the season, Arsenal, who ranked second in the table, were three points behind the leader Liverpool. Only when they beat their opponents at Anfield could they win the title. At that time, Liverpool's defense was the best in the Premier League. As a result, George Graham arranged a three guard formation away from home and attacked at full speed."

"In the end of that final, Arsenal beat Liverpool 2-0 away and the Gunners won the championship

Although people just listen, they can feel Graham's high spirited in those years from a few words of Brian Kidd. He dares to make bold changes at this critical moment and finally defeat his opponent. Graham won the championship well.

"Perhaps influenced by Graham, more and more Premier League Managers began to try to play at three back, including the player and manager of Chelsea, Howard. He also tried to play at three back, but in the end, he never made the top ten in the league."

"You know, after upgrading from the second level, in the first season, Chelsea won the top five of the league. The team has such famous players as Gullit, Hoddle, Mark Hughes, Petrescu and so on. Their strength is not bad. But the result is that the best result of Chelsea is the 11th in the league. They reached the final of the FA Cup, but they were defeated by Manchester United 4-0."

"What's more interesting is that after the departure of Hoddle, Chelsea's worst result so far is sixth in the league

"However, at the same time, Roy Evans, the manager of Liverpool, also played with three defenders. As a result, his performance improved by leaps and bounds. He occupied the top four of the League for four years in a row, and even was very close to the league championship. But at the critical moment, he lost to Manchester United one-to-three, missed the chance to reach the top, and finally failed to win the championship."

Gao Han nodded repeatedly. Brian Kidd is really experienced. Speaking of the dusty past of those years, it's a treasure. If Gao Han remembers correctly, he should be Ferguson's right-hand man in the 1990s. For him, the personal experience of these historical events is often more important.

"The most impressive three backs were in England. McClaren played a crucial match against Croatia in the 2008 European Cup qualifier and lost miserably."

Gao Han quietly listened to what Brian Kidd said and nodded: "thank you, Brian, you let me know the efforts of the Premier League in the past few years, but now I want to say my opinion."

Brian Kidd and everyone else nodded and listened carefully. Some even took notes.

"As early as two years ago, I had discussions with Ferguson, Benitez, Arsene Wenger, Guardiola and Ancelotti at the European coach summit. The focus was on the three defenders. When we reached a consensus, the defence of the three defenders would not be a problem."

"Why do you say that? Because the current defense mainly depends on the whole and cooperation, even if it is more spacious on the flank, so the quality of defense does not depend on whether we have defensive players on the flank, but on the careful degree of defensive formation, as well as the execution and arrival rate of players. "

Everyone has to agree with the cold judgment, because this has become the consensus of the top teams in Europe.

Alpine in Atletico Madrid, Inter Milan, Bayern Munich, are determined to use a single back, but also technical single back, as a result, his defense did not have any problems.

Also like Barcelona, three in the field, Harvey and Iniesta are super creative technical players, Busquets is not a traditional defensive player, but their defense is a problem?

"With this level of consensus, we can move on." Gao Han said slowly.

"As early as when I was in charge of Chelsea, my midfield player Deco told me one thing. He said that the pressure of the Premier League is very fast. Often, he just received a pass from his teammates, and before he could stop, the defender jumped on him, forcing him to pass it at the first time

When people heard this, they all nodded and laughed tacitly, which is really the characteristic of the Premier League, fast-paced attack and defense.

"A lot of people's understanding of this is that pass and control play can't be played in the Premier League, but I don't think so. Even on the contrary, I would be happy to let the other side press up to play. To use a popular saying on the football field, the ball is always faster than people. The reason why pass and control play can be restrained is that the passing skills are not solid enough, the speed is not fast enough, and there are not enough receiving points, It has nothing to do with the way they play. "

Alpine has always believed that the pass and control play is to take me as the main player, and there is no need to consider the opponent's tactical play. Whether they want to oppress, press, or stick to the forbidden area, they have nothing to do with their own side.

Like to press the team, the cold is not encountered, the result?

As long as the pass control plays well, the other side often dies more miserably, and it is unbearable.

"In my opinion, the biggest improvement of the Premier League in the past few years, or it should be said that the biggest improvement brought by manager Arsene Wenger, Rafael Benitez and many high-level foreign aid to the Premier League, is precision."

After Gao Han's words came out, everyone in the audience was surprised. Brian Kidd frowned and looked puzzled, as if he was thinking about the meaning of Gao Han's words.

"Passing and catching, running, spacing, marking... All of these have become more accurate. Many traditional English players, including Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard, seem brave and can attack and defend, attack forward and defend backward, but their role is far less than it seems, because they are not accurate enough."

Brian Kidd is not young. He has helped a lot of coaches, and he has become a talent. Naturally, he can hear the implication that the Premier League is too crude in terms of player level and technical and tactical level.

But this sentence is undoubtedly too heavy. It's good to say here. If it's spread out, it will definitely be spat by the British fans. But as a veteran coach, Brian Kidd has to admit that the cold words hit the nail on the head.

Why can Ferguson's class 92 sweep the Premier League?

The skillful and accurate transfer of one foot in the golden four midfield is indispensable. They are just like the gun barrel set up high. In front of them, Heifeng Shuangsha and van Nistelrooy take advantage of each other in the front field, running out of the neutral gear, pointing to where to play.

Why is Arsene Wenger's arsenal invincible?

You know, when Arsene Wenger first came to the Premier League, he drank too much, his life was irregular, and his training was in a mess, which was the norm of the Premier League. But he completely changed these bad habits of Arsenal.

The introduction of Pires, Bergkamp, Henry, Vieira, Ljungberg and other players makes the overall technical and tactical level of Arsenal more meticulous and precise.

High cold, Jose and Rijkaard's Chelsea, Benitez's Liverpool

Brian Kidd has to admit that alpine is right.

Perhaps, many people will miss the passion and bravery of the Premier League in the early years, but in recent years, the Premier League is gradually inclined to the continental style, making itself more accurate and delicate.

And all of a sudden, Brian Kidd's eyes lit up.